By Patric Hedlund, TME with Paul Henreid, Neenach

An emotional appeal by residents of Antelope Acres about preventing dust storms and exposure to Valley Fever spores appeared to fall on deaf ears last week. Residents pleaded with the mayor and city council of Lancaster to deny two conditional use permits (known as CUPs). The sPower Sustainable Power Group wants to build two more photovoltaic plants adjacent to their homes.

An uptick in Valley Fever cases of over 545% from 2000 to 2011 confirmed the fungal coccidioidomycosis organism is…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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A massive Western Antelope Valley dust storm was caught on camera bearing down on Antelope Acres homes (at left) as two large solar farms were being built. Residents tried to explain to authorities why…

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This is part of the March 24, 2017 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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